Rutaceae

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Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Sapindales Rutaceae
Citrus hystrix DC.

Citrus hystrix DC.

Citrus hystrix DC.

Citrus hystrix DC. is a thorny citrus plant with distinctive leaves, used for food, cosmetics, traditional medicine, and ceremonies, and contains skin-irritating furanocoumarins.

Citrus japonica Thunb.

Citrus japonica Thunb.

Citrus japonica Thunb.

Citrus japonica Thunb. is a native southern Chinese citrus species, first described in 1780, with common names round, Marumi, and Morgani kumquat.

Microcitrus australis (Planch.) Swingle

Microcitrus australis (Planch.) Swingle

Microcitrus australis (Planch.) Swingle

Microcitrus australis (Citrus australis), the Australian round lime, is an edible-fruited Australian tree with common culinary uses.

Citrus L.

Citrus L.

Citrus L.

Papilio aegeus, a large swallowtail butterfly lacking hindwing tails, occurs in Australia, New Guinea, and nearby island regions, with larvae feeding on citrus.

Clausena lansium (Lour.) Skeels

Clausena lansium (Lour.) Skeels

Clausena lansium (Lour.) Skeels

Clausena lansium, wampee, is an Asian tree cultivated for its edible, fragrant grape-sized fruit.

Clausena excavata Burm.fil.

Clausena excavata Burm.fil.

Clausena excavata Burm.fil.

Clausena excavata is an edible evergreen Rutaceae shrub native to multiple regions in South and East Asia, with culinary and traditional medicinal uses.

Triphasia trifolia (Burm.fil.) P.Wilson

Triphasia trifolia (Burm.fil.) P.Wilson

Triphasia trifolia (Burm.fil.) P.Wilson

Triphasia trifolia, or limeberry, is a spiny evergreen shrub grown for edible fruit, used in bonsai and traditional medicine.

Glycosmis pentaphylla (Retz.) Corrêa

Glycosmis pentaphylla (Retz.) Corrêa

Glycosmis pentaphylla (Retz.) Corrêa

Glycosmis pentaphylla is a flowering Rutaceae species cultivated for its edible pink fruits.

Aegle marmelos (L.) Corrêa

Aegle marmelos (L.) Corrêa

Aegle marmelos (L.) Corrêa

Aegle marmelos, commonly called bael, is a deciduous tree whose constituent aegeline has been linked to liver injury outbreaks.

Limonia acidissima L.

Limonia acidissima L.

Limonia acidissima L.

Limonia acidissima (wood apple) is a large tree native to South Asia, with edible fruit used in many regional food and non-food products.

Micromelum minutum (G.Forst.) Wight & Arn.

Micromelum minutum (G.Forst.) Wight & Arn.

Micromelum minutum (G.Forst.) Wight & Arn.

Micromelum minutum is a tree or shrub found across parts of Oceania, Malesia and northern Australia, used for medicine and construction.

Cneorum tricoccon L.

Cneorum tricoccon L.

Cneorum tricoccon L.

Cneorum tricoccon, spurge olive, is a Mediterranean evergreen hermaphrodite used for tannin and fuel.

Cneorum pulverulentum Vent.

Cneorum pulverulentum Vent.

Cneorum pulverulentum Vent.

Cneorum pulverulentum Vent. is a Rutaceae flowering plant native to the Canary Islands, first described by Étienne Ventenat.

Ptelea aptera Parry

Ptelea aptera Parry

Ptelea aptera Parry

Ptelea aptera (wingless ptelea) is a small threatened flowering shrub native to Baja California, Mexico with the smallest range of its genus.

Zanthoxylum flavum Vahl

Zanthoxylum flavum Vahl

Zanthoxylum flavum Vahl

Zanthoxylum flavum Vahl is a tree with yellowish flowers native to subtropical regions that can grow on many soil types.

Zanthoxylum clava-herculis subsp. fruticosum (A.Gray) Reynel

Zanthoxylum clava-herculis subsp. fruticosum (A.Gray) Reynel

Zanthoxylum clava-herculis subsp. fruticosum (A.Gray) Reynel

Zanthoxylum clava-herculis subsp. fruticosum is a prickly-bark tree, called toothache tree, historically used to treat toothache.

Zanthoxylum simulans Hance

Zanthoxylum simulans Hance

Zanthoxylum simulans Hance

Zanthoxylum simulans is a Rutaceae flowering plant native to East Asia, one of the sources of Sichuan pepper.

Zanthoxylum piperitum (L.) DC.

Zanthoxylum piperitum (L.) DC.

Zanthoxylum piperitum (L.) DC.

Zanthoxylum piperitum, Japanese pepper, is a dioecious Rutaceae tree cultivated for culinary and medicinal use in East Asia.

Zanthoxylum brachyacanthum F.Muell.

Zanthoxylum brachyacanthum F.Muell.

Zanthoxylum brachyacanthum F.Muell.

Zanthoxylum brachyacanthum is an Australian prickly rainforest tree with ornamental use and compound leaves.

Zanthoxylum davyi (I.Verd.) P.G.Waterman

Zanthoxylum davyi (I.Verd.) P.G.Waterman

Zanthoxylum davyi (I.Verd.) P.G.Waterman

Zanthoxylum davyi (forest knobwood) is a dioecious Rutaceae plant native to southern African forests, growing 10–24 m tall with fruit eaten by birds.

Zanthoxylum armatum DC.

Zanthoxylum armatum DC.

Zanthoxylum armatum DC.

Zanthoxylum armatum DC. is an Asian deciduous spiny plant used for spice, medicine, and ornamentation.

Zanthoxylum schinifolium Siebold & Zucc.

Zanthoxylum schinifolium Siebold & Zucc.

Zanthoxylum schinifolium Siebold & Zucc.

Zanthoxylum schinifolium is a Rutaceae shrub used as spice and medicine, economically important in Sichuan, China.

Zanthoxylum martinicense (Lam.) DC.

Zanthoxylum martinicense (Lam.) DC.

Zanthoxylum martinicense (Lam.) DC.

Zanthoxylum martinicense is an evergreen tree native to the West Indies and northern South America, with seeds dispersed by birds.

Zanthoxylum avicennae (Lam.) DC.

Zanthoxylum avicennae (Lam.) DC.

Zanthoxylum avicennae (Lam.) DC.

Zanthoxylum avicennae is a deciduous tree native to East and Southeast Asia, used as traditional Chinese herbal medicine.

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